tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71006972009-03-29T23:29:07.471+01:00Aikido notes for the Olifantolifanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857931747375992051noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100697.post-51643165252242872172009-03-28T16:01:00.003Z2009-03-28T16:05:34.794Z

There are two useful assumptions to have during Aikido; the assumption of a weapon present and the assumption multiple attackers. This is different from actually dealing with a weapon (e.g. tanken dori) or handling multiple attackers. This is about training with a single unarmed uke without creating an opening for a use of a hidden knife and maintaining awareness in all directions. I believe 

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Added five Kumitachi videos with Saito Morihiro and Kenichi Shibata to the youtube channel.

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Why is this guy (Neil Blacknell) insists on giving his back to the attacker at 7, 13 and 25 sec. ? 4th dan Aikikai... unbelievable. The stills:

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There are 7 videos in the series: Sword techniques part 1 Sword techniques part 2 Jo techniques part 1 Jo techniques part 2 Body techniques part 1 Body techniques part 2 Takemusu Aiki The playlist URL is here.

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This is from wbdoyle.com: "Aikido is one of the oldest and most widely-used martial arts forms in the world. It is being taught for centuries as a form of self-defense and protection. It is also a way for people to learn centeredness and balance in their lives." What causes someone to make categorical statements about something he or she is completely ignorant about? Here is an extended muppet

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According to Masatake Fujita there are no weapons in Aikido. Ahem...

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Shihan: 師範 cosiste of the kanji: 師 teacher 範 model/example

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Pronounced ryu. Actually means stream or flow. Also: 古流 Koryu - old school/stream 大東流 Daito ryu

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Pronounced Mi as in Hanmi - 半身 , half body Also: 当身 Atemi - hit to the body 受身 Ukemi - accept with the body

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Knee Walking 膝行 pronounced Shikko. Consists of two Kanji: 膝 knee 行 action

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Some Facts About Stalingrad 1.In 1942 and early' 43, in the city, the sky was bleached bed-sheet white each morning. 2.All day long, as I carried the souls across it, that sheet was splashed with blood, until it was full and bulging to the earth. 3.In the evening, it would be wrung out and bleached again, ready for the next dawn. 4.And that was when the

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The Founder 開祖, pronounced Kaiso. Consists of two Kanji: 開 open/begin start祖 ancestor/patriarch

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OK, I am exaggerating, it is 99% rubbish.

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How can you become soft until you discover that hard breaks easily? How can you reject violence without facing your own? How can you overcome fear without knowing fear? How can you declare victory over self without understanding self? You can not. Some say that Aikido is built on contradictions, how can martial be peaceful and non violent? Like this.

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The founder executing suwari waza:

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The founder executing suwari waza:

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The founder executing suwari waza:

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The founder executing suwari waza:

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The founder executing suwariwaza:

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There is an interesting discussion on Aikido Journal regarding the origin and usage of the term O Sensei. Here is an image from page 14 of Traditional Aikido vol. 5. Note how the "old master" and "present master" are juxtapositioned

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from page 22:

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"Never mud wrestle with a pig. You get all dirty and the pig likes it."

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The founder applying a shime waza.

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The Olifant got a youtube channel.

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- Saito Morihiro , Traditional Aikido, Vol. 2

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